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                     14: .SH NAME
                     15: registerhost \- create clearinghouse entry for this UNIX host
                     16: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     17: .B registerhost
                     18: [
                     19: .B -f
                     20: ]
                     21: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     22: .I Registerhost
                     23: should be run as part of the installation of XNS support on a UNIX system.
                     24: It queries the kernel and user for necessary information, then updates the
                     25: Clearinghouse on the local network to contain an entry for this UNIX system.
                     26: The Clearinghouse entry will be used by XNS clients (e.g. XDE Chat, the
                     27: Cornell Bridge, etc.) to find the address of the UNIX host.
                     28: .PP
                     29: If the \fB-\fR option is used, the entry will also be added as a network
                     30: file service.
                     31: .PP
                     32: Before running
                     33: .I registerhost
                     34: you must use
                     35: .I ifconfig
                     36: to enable an Ethernet interface for XNS use.
                     37: .PP
                     38: .I Registerhost
                     39: first prompts for an XNS user name and password;
                     40: you must have domain administrator status on the clearinghouse in order to
                     41: update an entry.
                     42: It next attempts to determine your XNS address.  This address consists of
                     43: a net number assigned by Xerox and a processor number which matches the
                     44: Ethernet address of the interface on your machine.  Note that if you have
                     45: a UNIX host operating as a gateway with several Ethernet interfaces
                     46: configured
                     47: for XNS, all such interfaces must have the same Ethernet address, but must
                     48: be on different networks, and all must be specified to
                     49: .IR registerhost .
                     50: .SH FILES
                     51: /usr/local/lib/xnscourier/CH.addrs     address of local Clearinghouse
                     52: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     53: ifconfig(8)
                     54: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     55: .SH BUGS
                     56: Probably lots of them.  In particular,
                     57: .I registerhost
                     58: should determine Ethernet addresses by using ioctl(2) rather than asking
                     59: the user.
                     60: .SH AUTHORS
                     61: JQ Johnson and Keith Sklower
                     62: .PP

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